Josiah G. Shantz^[1]

1867 - 1947  (80 years)

• Name	Josiah G. Shantz
  Born	2 Sep 1867	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1871	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1891	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [8]
  	Agricultural Laborer
  Occupation	1901	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Teamster
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	Fireman Brewery
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [7]
  	United Bretheran
  Eby ID Number	00110-6698.2
  Died	6 Nov 1947  [5]
  Buried	Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I19308	Generations
  Last Modified	3 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Abraham C. Shantz,   b. 7 May 1844, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Apr 1922, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Catharine Goetz,   b. 20 Apr 1846, , France ,   d. 1 Jan 1933, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 86 years)
  Married	25 Feb 1866	, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 9, 10, 11, 12]
  Family ID	F4920	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Isabella Wambold,   b. 12 Aug 1870, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Apr 1934  (Age 63 years)
  Married	3 May 1893	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Children	1. Elva May Shantz,   b. 24 Aug 1893, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Violet Beatrice Shantz,   b. 18 Apr 1895, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Rev. Orville Shantz,   b. 1 Jun 1897, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 6 Feb 1964, Peterborough, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   4. Vera Catherine Shantz,   b. 10 Jan 1899, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Jeriah Leroy "Leroy" Shantz,   b. 26 Sep 1900, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Dec 1966, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 66 years)   6. Gertie Loan Shantz,   b. 1902, Breslau, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Jun 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 4 years)   7. Iva Shantz,   b. Jun 1904, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   8. Josiah Nelson Shantz,   b. 27 Feb 1906, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   9. Garfield Stanley Shantz,   b. 18 Sep 1908, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 15 Feb 1996  (Age 87 years)
  Last Modified	4 Mar 2025
  Family ID	F18079	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Book - Vol II A Biographical History of Waterloo Township and other townships of the county : being a history of the early settlers and their descendants, mostly all of Pennsylvania Dutch origin..., 397. [S178] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1881, Division 1 Page Number 37 Household Number 175. [S137] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1901, Berlin (Town/Ville) A-3 Page 8. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Josiah G Shantz Born: Canada Age: 25 Father: Abraham Shantz Mother: Catharine Shantz Born: abt 1868 Spouse: Isabella Wambold Age: 22 born: Canada Father: Tohias Wambold Mother: Sarah Ann Wambold married 3 May 1893, Berlin [S15] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Breslau - Breslau Mennonite CC#4579 Internet Link . In memory of / Isabella Wambold / beloved wife of / Josiah G.Shantz / born Aug.12,1870 / died Apr.11,1934 / Josiah G.Shantz / born Sept.2,1867 / died Nov.6,1947 [S604] Census - ON, Waterloo, Waterloo South - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 33. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div.. 20 Page 11. [S2575] Census - ON, Waterloo Township - 1891, Sect. 2 Page 23. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Abraham C.Shantz - May 18, 1922. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, Obituary of Catharine Goetz - January 19, 1933 - page 894,895. [S7] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berliner Journal (1859-1917), 1 Mar 1866. Feb. 25, 1866 Abraham Schantz and Catharina Goetz, both of Waterloo Tp.,by Rev. Wurster [S5] Vit - - ON, Waterloo - 1858-1869 Marriage Register. Shantz Abraham, 22, Waterloo, Waterloo, son of Isaac and Catherine (Clemens), married 25 Feb 1866 Catherine Goetz, 21, Waterloo, France, daughter of Francis and Barbara (Ohlie)

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 2 Sep 1867 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1871 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Agricultural Laborer - 1891 - Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 3 May 1893 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teamster - 1901 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Fireman Brewery - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - United Bretheran - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Breslau Mennonite Cemetery, Breslau, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth